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Rescuing Old Furniture By Refinishing
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Remuddling!
RESCUE BUT WITH A DISCONNECT “We saw these houses within a couple blocks of each other in a small town in central Kansas,” writes Andy Weaks, who tells us he has been an OHJ subscriber since 1988. “When my wife, Colleen, realized how similar the two
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Common Door Problems
Door binds evenly along latch side and head. PAINT BUILDUP Remove excess paint with heat or chemical removers. If the paint flakes off, simply pull a sharp paint scraper along the length of the mating surfaces. Be careful not to gouge or otherwise da

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